Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Empowerment vs Enablement

In a time of transition and change as school begins for thousands of students and teachers across the country. Change can be scary as we step into the unknown but there is hope! Donya Hageman brings us a bold message of courage from Joshua chapter 1 to help us talk faithful steps in times of…

Even when we are far from God, God continually woos us and draws us closer to Him through Jesus Christ. John Wesley would perhaps use the term “Prevenient Grace,” grace that goes BEFORE we ever understood that God was calling us. Romans 5:8 makes it evident that while we were yet sinners, God loved us…

What does it mean to really love your neighbor? Does it mean that you give them everything they want and ask for? Jesus provides a path for discerning enablement vs empowerment with his interactions with Peter throughout the Gospels. Today, we will hear a character study of the out-spoken, impetuous disciple Peter and learn how…

Forgiveness is more than just saying or hearing, “I’m sorry.” It’s releasing yourself of a lifetime of burden by carrying harm done to you in the past.  Many times forgiveness needs to take place without an apology being uttered! Jesus teaches us about forgiveness in many passages of the Gospels but the parable we have…

[download id=”4531″]In one of Jesus’ more famous parables, Jesus makes a hero out of a man the Jews loved to hate, even calling the hated Samaritan, “good”! This story begs us to ask and answer “Who is my neighbor?” in an effort to discover who all we can include in Jesus’ love rather than who…